A big round of applause to the WIFT members whose work was recognised at the New Zealand Television Awards. There were trophies presented across 40 categories, and WIFT members featured in 12 of them.
And it was nice to see that former WIFT member, television exec Andrew Shaw was honoured as 2020 TV Legend!
The WIFT member winners were:
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
Philip Smith, Carmen J Leonard, Deb Cope, Great Southern Television for One Lane Bridge
Images & Sound Best Feature Drama
Carmen J Leonard, Deb Cope, Fearless Productions for Runaway Millionaires
NZ On Air Best Documentary
Charlotte Purdy, Rogue Productions for By The Balls
Best Original Reality Series
Rachel Currie for Unbreakable
Best Format Reality Series
Anna Lynch, Philip Smith, Great Southern Television for My Restaurant Rules
Best Lifestyle Programme
Meg Douglas, Scottie Douglas Productions for Off The Grid With Pio
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Deb Cope, Great Southern Television for NZ Wars - Stories of Waitara
Te M?ngai Paho Best Reo M?ori Programme
Meg Douglas, Scottie Douglas Productions for Waka Huia
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Lisa Taouma, Tikilounge Productions for Marks of Mana
Best Sports Programme
Amber Easby, Natalie Wilson, Madeleine Chapman for Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual
Prisca Bouchet for Funny As
Best Post-production Design
Alana Cotton for The Luminaries
Click here to see the full list of winners